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package org.apache.usergrid.persistence.model.entity;


import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.UUID;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize;


/**
 * Interface for creating identifiers for an entity. The implementation should implement
 * the equals and hasCode methods
 * @author tnine */
@JsonDeserialize(as = SimpleId.class)
public interface Id extends Comparable<Id>, Serializable {

    /**
     * Get the uuid for this id
     * @return
     */
    UUID getUuid();

    /**
     * Get the unique type for this id
     * @return
     */
    String getType();


    //Application -> Class "Application"

    //DynamicEntity -> DynamicEntity


}
